O Antiphon (December 21)—O Oriens

O Dawn of the East,
Brightness of light eternal,
And Sun of Justice:

Come,

And enlighten those who sit in darkness
And in the shadow of death. Amen.

O Oriens,
splendor lucis aeternae,
et sol justitiae:

veni,

et illumina sedentis in tenebris,
et umbra mortis.